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destitution(noun, pass, difficulty, confusion, shame)
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ordeal(noun, upset, trouble, blow, difficulty)
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uneasiness(noun, trouble, disorder, worry, concern)
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agonize(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
12
annoy(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
12
dolor(noun, trouble, feeling, drive, worry)
12
pang(noun, cut, hurt, worry, passion)
12
perturb(verb, upset, trouble, dull, hurt)
12
privation(noun, pass, difficulty, failure, depression)
12
sadden(verb, upset, trouble, dull, hurt)
12
strait(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, anxiety)
11
care(noun, trouble, worry, regard, concern)
11
curse(noun, hurt, worry, pain, depression)
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despair(noun, verb, upset, trouble, disorder)
11
harry(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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injure(verb, upset, trouble, cut, hurt)
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irk(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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try(verb, upset, trouble, dull, hurt)
11
vexation(noun, trouble, worry, concern, blow)
10
agitate(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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